چهر

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian cyhl (čihr, “origin, lineage”), from Old Persian *ciθraʰ (“type, form; lineage”), borrowed from Old Median *ciθrah, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ciθrá.

Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀‎ (ciθra) and a doublet of Old Persian 𐎨𐎡𐏂 (čiçaʰ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃihɾ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪhɾ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃehɾ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃehɾ/

Noun

چهر • (čehr)

(archaic) origin; lineage

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